1. Having the properties of a polymer. 2. Relating to or characterized by polymeria. 3. Rarely used synonym for polygenic.
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poly·mer·ic .päl-ə-'mer-ik adj
1) of, relating to, or constituting a polymer
2) of, relating to, being, or involving nonallelic often identical genes that collectively control one or more hereditary traits
poly·mer·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv
po·ly·mer·ism pə-'lim-ə-.riz-əm, 'päl-ə-mə- n
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poly·mer·ic (pol″e-merґik) exhibiting the characteristics of a polymer.Medical dictionary. 2011.